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Review: Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaneyby Dennis O'Driscoll The surprisingly elusive Seamus Heaney tells of his life as a poet, from writing on his childhood bedroom wall to winning the Nobel Prize, says Sean O'Hagan

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